THE PM will recognise the state of Palestine today — but also set out plans to widen sanctions against Hamas.
And he risks a major diplomatic row with the US by going ahead with the move.
Sir Keir Starmer will try to stave off criticism by promising new actions against the terror group responsible for the October 7 massacre in 2023.
He will make the announcement ahead of the UN General Assembly tomorrow.
Other countries including France will also recognise the state of Palestine.
It comes as The Sun on Sunday can exposes a dossier which reveals Hamas politicians who want to lead a new Palestinian state have praised suicide bombers and peddled race hate.
Khaled Mashal, acting chair of the Hamas Political Bureau, was named a “specially designated global terrorist” in the US in 2003 following a suicide bombing in Israel that killed 20.
He has described the Holocaust as “exaggerated” and in 2024 called for a resumption of suicide bombings.
Another leading Hamas figure, Mahmourd al-Zahar, is designated as a terrorist by countries including the UK, US, Canada and Australia.
In 2009 he said Israel “legitimised killing of its children”.
A third, Osama Hamdan, vowed to “wipe Israel off” the planet.
Michael Rubin, director of Labour Friends of Israel, said: “These men cannot play any role in the government of a future of a Palestinian state.”
